ELC2010: Using the LTTng Tracer for System-wide Performance Analysis and Debugging (Hands-On Tutorial)

This session is a hands-on tutorial on how to use the LTTng tracer. It presents the steps required to record a trace in the various operation modes of the tracer. The performance overhead trade-offs will be discussed. Navigation in a trace with the LTTV trace analyzer, including tips and tricks on how to best use the LTTV plugins will be demonstrated.